Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

We went on a bike ride, but it was windy and really cold on our ears. So we sat out in the sun by the Drammenfjord. We even spotted a starfish in the clear water. Seriously. We had to look twice, but it was definitely one. Maybe I’ll upload the picture sometime.
We had to move our coffee break indoors. All in all, it was a lovely Sunday.

I wish everyone a great start to the new week and hope you keep coming up with great ideas.

Best regards, Andrea

@Akela Your teddy bear looks great. Knitting isn’t really my thing. Straight pieces, yes, but you knitted this wonderfully. Respect!

I hope everyone here has a lovely Sunday too. One we'll still enjoy before the workweek starts again on Monday.

The sun is shining today, but it's quite windy, more than yesterday. Still, we'll go on a little bike ride. Later maybe sit outside on the terrace and crochet, drink cappuccino, and have homemade cheesecake with whipped cream.

@Sofis-Welt, my parents are just like yours in that respect. Mine are already 73 and 75, but still fit for their age, dress in a modern way, and look younger too. They gave up their garden, but they're still always on the go (walking, bowling, hiking, swimming, short trips...). That's great. It also motivates you to move a bit more, not just your fingers (crocheting). My grandma was even almost 91 when she died last year. She was still walking without a cane.

Otherwise, we'll let Sunday wind down nice and quietly, with a movie and pizza in the evening.

For us, Maundy Thursday is already a holiday—I have to work then—and Easter Monday means more money (holiday pay). My husband has time off until Easter Monday. But in exchange, we have Friday through Sunday off together. Of course, that means sleeping in, followed by a hearty, delicious breakfast (with fresh rolls, eggs, salmon, cappuccino...)

Colorfully dyed Easter eggs are a must, of course (my mom sent me special Easter egg dye from Germany—you can’t get it here).
In the afternoon, we’ll have homemade cake with whipped cream.

Depending on the weather here (there’s still some snow in places), we’ll either go for a walk or sit out on the patio—I can crochet there wonderfully, and my husband can pursue his hobby (riding his bike or motorcycle, or tinkering with them).
No stress—just taking it easy. We don’t have any visitors planned.

mowi19 and Modi, thanks for your kind words. I really want to finish my bunny, too.
Ruthk, your puppet figures turned out so cute—they remind me of my childhood.

Yeah, this bunny looks a lot like the one from “Bunny School” or something like that. This one is also from a crochet book called “Das Osterfest” by Anja Toonen. He’ll get a jacket too.

Everyone here is so hardworking, and such great things are being created.
Today I was also able to sit outside on the patio and keep crocheting my sweater (RvO)—since the pattern is very simple, I can do it alongside other things.

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend full of crochet fun—or knitting too :-)

Andrea

mowi19, you knit such wonderful things. The leggings for the doll look so great. Every doll mom would be delighted. I’d love to be a kid again at your house, even though my mom also knitted and crocheted for my doll.
By the way, I still have the doll I got when I was 9. She could use a pair of pants too. But first, I have to finish my bunny UFO.
Here’s a progress photo of the bunny. I hope I can finish it by the UFO deadline.

Well, a small stash of yarn is enough for me, so I can finish crocheting smaller projects. Since I’m a fan of mini versions anyway—like amigurumi and dolls—I always have some in stock. That makes me happy.

Hi there, Diana,
Warmest birthday wishes from me, too, for your birthday today. Enjoy your special day, and let yourself be thoroughly pampered with homemade cake and all kinds of treats.
And here’s to continued success for you and your shop, with lots of new ideas. I always love stopping by. Warm regards from Andrea.

I mainly work with cotton yarns in all pastel shades, and I love all the colors of the rainbow. As long as it’s colorful.

Deleila: Your bracelet looks great. That’s that stringing technique, like the coasters we used to make, right? I also do crafts with beads (flowers, earrings, bookmarks, doilies). Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to devote much time to this hobby lately.
Crocheting is my thing right now.

mowi19 Your pillow looks great with those two patterns. Awesome!

Time? Sometimes more, sometimes less. It depends on whether I have the day off or have to work.
After work, there isn’t much time left—just a few rounds of crocheting, and that’s it. I’m currently working on two projects at the same time.
One is my sweater, which I want to finish by my May vacation, and the other is my
Easter bunny, which I’m continuing to crochet.
When I have the day off, I can keep crocheting, but with breaks (to do housework).
I’d need another life after this one—there are so many projects I still want to crochet, and my yarn stash just isn’t getting any smaller. Plus, I have to take breaks (to let my hands rest).

Well, here in Norway, Carnival isn’t really a thing either. We live a bit out of the way, so there’s nothing going on. It’s absolutely
quiet. I think when you get older, you don’t really need that kind of thing anymore.

We used to go to Carnival events with dancing all the time, and we’d dress up for them. It was always
a lot of fun. But now we prefer peace and quiet and a cozy atmosphere.

For kids, there’s Carnival at schools and preschools, but other than that, I have no idea.
We’d rather do some crocheting and crafts.

Hey Schneckenkind,
even though it’s late, I’d still like to leave you my warmest birthday wishes, and
I hope you had a wonderful day with all your guests and lots of gifts.
Wishing you continued success with your shop. Your patterns are always top-notch and full of such great ideas. Thank you for that.

Warm regards from Norway
Andrea

My warmest congratulations as well, and have a lovely day.

Best regards
Andrea

OK, CreatOwl, I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

Well, I’ve also caught the Bobbel mania, and I’m thrilled. I prefer crocheting, and working with these multiple strands goes quite well. With a 4-strand Bobbel at the moment, I’m even using a size 2.5 crochet hook. It works wonderfully; the yarn is super thin and soft (50% cotton and 50% acrylic), and I also crochet a bit loosely, so it fits.
If you have pure cotton Bobbels, you’ll probably need to use a larger needle/hook size than I am using now.

These Bobbels with that Lurex strand in them don’t crochet up well; I’ve tried it. The Lurex strand sometimes sags and doesn’t always run along evenly, but with a little practice that works too, though it’s less fun. Everyone just has to try it for themselves to see what works best.

Wishing everyone here a lovely weekend with crochet or knitting in hand. There’s still a whole lot of snow here.

Pancake

Nougat chocolate—mm, delicious!

Fuchsia

Gingerbread

Both, really, but in the evening I'd rather watch a movie

Coffee or cappuccino?

Nebra (Saxony-Anhalt)

I’ll gladly admit it too, Ina — that makes two of us. I simply love these neon colors, especially combined with black stripes. I also still have some of that fringe yarn in neon colors. But I use it as hair for my clown heads.
Neon colors also work really well for crocheted bags or crochet figures, like in Ina’s doll clothes.
A strong, bright splash of color like that is just wonderful. I love those rainbow colors too.

Gardemoen (airport in Norway)

Naumburg/S.

Tønsberg

is a Norwegian city; the municipality borders the Oslofjord to the east

That’s a really beautiful story, written so lovingly—even as an adult, you could easily imagine yourself in that situation, as if you were part of the story yourself. I think it’s really great.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any of my old stuffed animals from back then anymore, but the doll I got when
I was 9 still exists. She just needs a few new things.

Kongsberg (Norway)

Eidsvoll (city in Norway)

I’m currently crocheting my RvO sweater. It’s a bigger project. I really need to
work through my yarn stash.
However, crocheting the rows isn’t exactly “flying by” with over 300 stitches. The cake yarn I had in mind for it might be enough. But I realized too late that one skein is 4-ply, and the rest are 3-ply. I’ll probably have to improvise and alternate rows so the sweater
isn’t thicker at the top than at the bottom. I wanted to finish this project by May because I’d like to wear this sweater on vacation. We’ll see how that goes.
I haven’t taken a photo yet.

Gera

Sex :-)

Concert tickets

Nauen

I’d also like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, good luck and good health, and plenty of new
ideas for your crochet and knitting projects.

A “yarn diet” sounds good. So I’m back on board, and I want to test myself to see how long I can keep it up.
I did get some Christmas yarn, but starting this year, I want to slowly
work through my yarn stash (there are three personal reasons for this).

So let’s get started :-)

... and suddenly, it was dead silent.

Welcome to the club, Anja—yeah, I know what you mean.
But of course I like winter when it’s dry and cold and comes with sunshine.
I really don’t like that kind of wet, dreary weather at all.
In spring, everything starts to bloom, and when it gets warmer, you can sit outside—I love that.

Every season has its pros and cons. You just have to make the best of it.

Happy birthday and all the best, lots of luck and good health

Happy birthday, and have a wonderful day today surrounded by your family

Your Christmas trees all look so different and yet wonderful. Each in its own way, with memories from childhood.
Yes, I know that too, with those strands of tinsel in gold and silver. They were always carefully put back together for the following year; they were expensive too and not always available, I think.

At our house it changes from time to time. When we had our first Christmas here in Norway, of course we got a real Nordmann fir. Then sometimes a small regular little tree, sometimes illuminated sticks in a tall glass vase. Since our children are grown up and it's just the two of us, we decided on a small artificial tree, or little tree. Colorful lights are definitely a must, and various decorations too, including those red bead garlands.
We once bought the large Christmas baubles for the big tree, but of course they're useless for the small little tree, so I hung them at the bottom on the Christmas wreath. The little tree stands in the middle of the wreath, which makes it look a bit fuller. It's enough for us.
Here are the pictures now (photos are mine). But I use this tinsel garland, otherwise it looks so bare.

 





My husband once gave me the Santa Claus, and he is a must at Christmas; I just think he's absolutely fantastic.

There’s already such a cozy Christmas atmosphere here, so I’ve got a pretty decoration for you, too. (Photo is mine and I took it myself)

Then everyone eagerly set to work, because after all, everything has to be finished in time.

 
A Christmas moose in the neighboring town.

And just like that, both little knitters were full of enthusiasm and set to work on a long knitted cord.
It would go perfectly around the heart-shaped pillow, as a symbol of their love.

I also found a great quick recipe for honey cake (in Norwegian: Krydderkake).
It’s quick to make and tastes super delicious. I’ve already baked 2 of them.

Ingredients: for 2 small loaf pans or 1 large loaf pan
- 250 g flour
- 1/2 packet baking powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon   you can also give these ingredients as a gift (for a 580 ml jar)
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves   layer them one after another in the jar, do not press down
- 1/2 tsp baking cocoa
- 100 g brown sugar

You will also need:

- 100 g soft butter
- 150 g liquid honey
- 2 eggs
- 100 ml cold milk
- 200 g powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tbsp lemon juice

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Grease the pan

Beat the butter, honey, and eggs until creamy, then alternately stir in the baking mix and cold milk.
Bake everything for 50 min.
Let cool, and spread with icing

good luck and enjoy

Thank you so very much, Monika. There’s always time for handicrafts, after all. The to-do list has to be
worked through *grin*

Our Julemarked (small Christmas market) has been without snow so far this year

Thank you :-)

Well, I’d interpret it the same way Inna explained it.
It’s not that hard at all.